Roderick Kennedy, 14 Calbost

Private RODERICK KENNEDY
Last address in Lewis: 14 Calbost,
Son of Murdo and Ann Kennedy
Service unit: 1st Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 3/5538
Enlisted at Inverness
Date of birth: 1898
Date of death: 25 January 1915 at the age of 18
Killed in action at La Bassee
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, panel 41 and 42
Local memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Decoration(s):Mons Star

Roderick was one of the children of Murdo (1865) and Ann (1872), the others being Christina (1904), Ina (1911), Jessie (died as an infant), John (died as an infant), John (1913), Kenneth (1907), Margaret (1899) and Murdo (1910).